Sep 04, 2020
By Matt the Raven
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Twenty-five years ago Garbage released their eponymous debut album. It took the world by storm and became the definitive alternative rock album that propelled Garbage to become one of the most successful acts of the late ’90s and beyond. More
Sep 03, 2020
By Austin Trunick
Based in Pittsburgh, Mega Cat Studios is a premier example of a game studio that kicks it old school. More
Aug 19, 2020
By Steve King
I guess I should have prepared this before the announcement but the feeling is fresh and raw, and hot, so I figured, let’s just brazen through it and see what happens. Let’s be honest. Throughout the so-called “veepstakes,” it was never not going to be Kamala Harris. More
Jul 29, 2020
By Dustin Krcatovich
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Like most people that heard “RASCAL” when it dropped earlier this year, I wanted to know more about RMR from the jump. There’s something so perverse about flipping a Rascal Flatts love ballad and turning it into an anti-cop anthem, of making a refrain of “fuck 12” into a lighters-hoisted singalong. More
Jul 16, 2020
By Dustin Krcatovich
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Welcome to the first edition of Verse From the Abstract! We’ll be getting deep into plenty of the nooks and crannies of modern hip hop in the weeks and months to come, from slick to gnarly, from wildly popular to completely unknown. Let’s start, though, by exploring something near and dear to my heart: the growing cross-pollination between hip-hop and noise/industrial music. More
Jun 12, 2020
By Matt the Raven
Twenty years after its initial release, The Moon & Antarctica remains the pivotal release that opened the floodgates to success and helped propel Modest Mouse from Pacific Northwest cult heroes to international indie rock luminaries. More
Jun 12, 2020
By Brad Walton
It’s been a month (or more) for some of us stuck at home and everyone is getting antsy. We want to build, to experience the thrill of infrastructure, and most of all we want to work together on something. This is a good time to pick up Cities: Skylines, the board game. More
Jun 05, 2020
By Austin Trunick
This special edition of our PLAYlist column is for all of the other parents out there looking for more ways to have fun with the little ones they’ve spent so many hours … days… weeks… with in self-isolation. More
May 25, 2020
By Zach Hollwedel
New Orleans graffiti artists Josh Wingerter raised nearly $50,000 for charity through pop-up art sales. More
May 04, 2020
By Steve King
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Well, it only took him three years, but Trump finally beat George W. Bush for the title of worst president ever. It’s not as though the president created the virus. It’s not his fault. But he did make it much easier for the coronavirus to ravage the country. More
